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Beryl Allen Brown

July 13, 1933 - November 26, 2016

Obituary

Alan Brown, 83, of Centralia, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 26, 2016. He was born July 13, 1933, in Randle, Wash., to Beryl Brown and Gladys Thompson. He attended grade school in Glenoma and finished high school in Randle. Alan leaves behind the love of his life, Barbara; four children; daughters, Lonnie (Phil) Friesen and Erika (Dan) Boone and sons, Mark and Ken Brown; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by five siblings, Jerry (Jeanette) Brown and Bud (Betty) Brown of Myrtle Creek, Ore., Judy (Jim) Witzel of Corvallis, Ore., David (Judy)...

Alan Brown, 83, of Centralia, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 26, 2016. He was born July 13, 1933, in Randle, Wash., to Beryl Brown and Gladys Thompson. He attended grade school in Glenoma and finished high school in Randle. Alan leaves behind the love of his life, Barbara; four children; daughters, Lonnie (Phil) Friesen and Erika (Dan) Boone and sons, Mark and Ken Brown; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by five siblings, Jerry (Jeanette) Brown and Bud (Betty) Brown of Myrtle Creek, Ore., Judy (Jim) Witzel of Corvallis, Ore., David (Judy) Thompson of Roseburg, Ore., and Cindy Alvarez of Glendale, Ariz.He was preceded in death by his sister, Pat Wait of Corvallis, Ore. He was a true family man, he never missed one of his kids' sporting events and was a true outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, panning for gold and just sitting around the campfire with family when he wasn't watching baseball.A celebration of Alan's life will held in the spring near Roseburg, Ore.